John Baker (ca. 1598-168_) was born at Norwich, England, probably the grandson of Richard Baker. He and his wife, Elizabeth, were the parents of seven children, born 1633-1645. The family immigrated to America in 1637 and lived at Watertwon, Newbury, Reading, and Ipwich, Massachusetts, before moving to Topsfield, Massachusetts, between 1670 and 1678. He died at Topsfield. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and elsewhere.

Jacob Becker was born in 1709 in Struttsburg, Germany. When he immigrated to America in 1727, he changed his name to Baker. He had fourteen children by two wives, Magdeline and Mary Brick. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maine, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and elsewhere.

Genealogy and History. Baker family history from Capt. John Baker, immigrant, who operated Baker's Station on the Ohio River. Discussion of his original location in Germany with suggestions of areas for further research. Book includes Reager, Leonard, and Cooley families. Photos, historical family text, and lineage is included. The book is 385 pages in length and is available in black and white or color format. Definition of the black and white photos is greater in the color format but all photos are printed as black and white.